Ansible The Practical Guide for Administrators and DevOps Teams
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Rheinwerk Computing, ISBN 978-1-4932-2702-0
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Rheinwerk Computing, ISBN 978-1-4932-2703-7
If you want to keep your servers in order, Ansible is the tool of choice! In this practical guide, you’ll learn how to use Ansible to automate server configuration, software deployment, and more. Start by installing Ansible and setting up your initial inventory management process. Then, follow step-by-step instructions for system orchestration, from the basics of playbooks and tasks to using Ansible with Docker. With expert tips and best practices for testing, debugging, and more, this is your all-in-one guide to automating with Ansible!
- Install and set up Ansible on control nodes and target nodes
- Create playbooks using YAML and learn to use tags, variables, loops, and more
- Work with modules, collections, and roles
In this book, you'll learn about:
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Ansible Basics
Install Ansible on your control and target nodes. Set up your initial inventory management process and use ad-hoc commands and YAML to start configuring and automating your tasks.
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Playbooks, Modules, and Roles
Master complex deployments by storing tasks in structured playbooks and modules and then organizing tasks into reusable automated roles. Get hands-on practice with downloadable playbooks and configuration files.
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Advanced Topics
Get advice from the experts on more advanced topics: understanding declarative and imperative configuration management, setting up web interfaces, using Ansible on the cloud, and more. Discover recipes, how-tos, and best practices to round out your Ansible skills.
Highlights include:
- Basic setup
- Inventory management
- Ad-hoc commands and patterns
- YAML
- Playbooks, tasks, and plays
- Modularization
- Roles
- Includes
- Module library
- Web interfaces
- Docker
- Custom collections and modules
